Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
25
South Africa
Median
75
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 25 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 75, and the mean is 74.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (down 75.0%).
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belize | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Congo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mali | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sudan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chad | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Argentina | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Australia | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Burundi | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Bolivia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Comoros | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cape Verde | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Dominica | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Micronesia (country) | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Gambia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Indonesia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | India | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Israel | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Jamaica | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Kenya | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Cambodia | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 74 | Kiribati | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Laos | 75 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Liberia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Morocco | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Maldives | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Mexico | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Malta | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 74 | Mauritius | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Malawi | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Nigeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Nepal | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Palau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Paraguay | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Qatar | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Singapore | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 75 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 74 | Eswatini | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Seychelles | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Thailand | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Tonga | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Uganda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | United States | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Samoa | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Kosovo | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Albania | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Belarus | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Brazil | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Switzerland | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Colombia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Czechia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Georgia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Croatia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Iraq | 50 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Lithuania | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Montenegro | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Mozambique | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Oman | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Pakistan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Panama | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Poland | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 137 | Russia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Serbia | 50 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 137 | Syria | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Türkiye | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Venezuela | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Angola | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Bulgaria | 25 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 166 | Bhutan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | China | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Algeria | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Eritrea | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Iran | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 25 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 166 | Kuwait | 25 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 166 | Lebanon | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Libya | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Moldova | 25 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Myanmar | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Mongolia | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Romania | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Somalia | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | South Sudan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Slovak Republic | 25 | 2023 | down 75.0% | rising |
| 166 | Vietnam | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Yemen | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | South Africa | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.